The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ananassa sativa
Pineapple \Pine"ap`ple\, n. (Bot.) A tropical plant ( Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; -- so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American.
Ananassa sativa
Ananas \A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple ( Ananassa sativa).